Benjamin O. Burnett


Benjamin Oliver Burnett was an American politician. A member of the Democratic Party, he served in the South Carolina [House of Representatives] from 1969 to 1970.

Life and career

Burnett was born in Rock Hill, South Carolina, the son of Claude Oliver Burnett and Vera Edwards. He attended Greer High School, graduating in 1956. After graduating, he attended Newberry College, earning his bachelor's degree in education in 1960, which after earning his degree, he worked as a salesman.
Burnett served in the South Carolina House of Representatives from 1969 to 1970.

Death

Burnett died on April 24, 2017, at the Spartanburg Regional Medical Center in Spartanburg, South Carolina, at the age of 79.